Charles and Camilla pose with Tower of London's Beefeaters before sharing TOUCHING moment
PRINCE CHARLES and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, shared a touching moment during their visit to the Tower of London this morning.
Camilla hosts reception for domestic abuse charity SafeLives
Prince Charles and Camilla marked the 535th anniversary since the creation of the Yeoman Warders, also known as Beefeaters, by paying a visit to the Tower of London. The Prince of Wales and his wife the Duchess were spotted posing in the grounds of the tower, surrounded by Beefeaters.
For the occasion, Prince Charles wore a dark suit and white shirt, accessorised with a baby blue tie.
The Duchess of Cornwall wore a burgundy tweed and velvet coat dress by Anna Valentine.
Prince Charles and Camilla were taken on a special tour of the Tower, the historic castle on the north bank of River Thames used as a prison for more than 800 years.
Throughout the centuries, the Tower has also been used as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, and the home of the Crown Jewels of England.
During their tour, Charles and Camilla visited Thomas More's prison cell.
There, the former Chancellor to Henry VIII was held on treason charges before being executed on the orders of the monarch he had previously served.
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The pair were later offered a beautifully decorated cake, which gave the opportunity to those present to crack a joke at the expenses of the Duchess of Cornwall.
Camilla got hold of the knife to cut it and, as she slid it through the treat, she was told she would make a good executioner.
Later in the morning, Prince Charles shared a sweet moment with his wife as he could show the Investiture Coronet he wore the day he was officially appointed Prince of Wales - more than 50 years ago.
Pointing at the coronet, the Prince explained the symbols on it, a constellation of his star sign, Scorpio.
Camilla looked in awe at the jewel and asked other questions to the proud royal.
Charles then turned to the aide and, joking, asked whether the coronet had had a good clean.
After the tour to the Tower of London, Charles and Camilla joined a reception with VisitBritain/VisitEngland to celebrate 50 years of the British Tourist Authority.
This light-hearted visit comes one day after Camilla hosted a reception to mark the 15th anniversary since the creation of SafeLives, a charity offering helps to victims of domestic abuse.
After the event, Camilla recalled her first meeting in 2016 with some of the witnesses of domestic violence who attended yesterday's event.
Without holding back, the Duchess of Cornwall revealed just how heartbreaking it had been for her to listen to their heartbreaking stories.
She told the Daily Mail: “I didn’t really know the extent of domestic abuse and I think until I got to that meeting - you probably felt this too - and we all sat around, that I wasn’t sure what I was going to expect.
“And then one after the other these ladies got up to tell their stories and they were so brave - it was one of the most harrowing experiences I’ve ever, ever had.
“And I thought to myself, this is going on, what are we doing about it?
“You know people, I know people that it has happened to.
“But I don’t think we ever believed it was that bad.”